Where does “Gothards” come from?

Gothards (Latvian) comes from Old High German got, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “Gothards”, step by step

Gothards traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German got

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangotgod
2Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
3Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
4Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Old High German hartī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhartīhardness
2Proto-West Germanichard(ī)hard
3Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
5Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

Words derived from “Gothards”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →